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Direct linkRhodes, Christy M.; Schmidt, Steven W. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
Social presence is the feeling of connectedness among learners. In this article, the authors explore the theory and practice related to social practice in online adult learning environments.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Adult Learning, Interpersonal Relationship, Theory Practice Relationship
Cox, Alexandra – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2018
The "alone together" paradox is a phenomenon that occurs when adults make meaning of their learning in the online environment. By way of being "alone together," the online environment manifests a context for incidental and informal learning.
Descriptors: Informal Education, Incidental Learning, Adult Learning, Online Courses
Burgess, Kimberly R. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
Women have long since used social networking as a means of coping with their struggles, educating and empowering themselves, engaging in broader social movements, and building international advocacy. Internet communities that are designed and facilitated to be inclusive of women's experiences can be important social spaces where women feel…
Descriptors: Females, Online Courses, Coping, Learning Experience
Smith, Regina O. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
The online environment represents one of the fastest growing contexts for adult learning. The first online programs resembled electronic versions of old correspondence study programs. As problems of low motivation, alienation, dissatisfaction, and attrition within these programs mounted, practitioners and scholars recommended more emphasis on…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Adult Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
Grosjean, Garnet; Sork, Thomas J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
This chapter discusses two case studies where face-to-face courses were converted into online courses.
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Online Courses, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
Burgess, Kimberly R. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
This chapter focuses on the role of online educators as mentors and addresses the potential impact of a mentoring relationship on the development and persistence of adult learners in the online medium.
Descriptors: Mentors, Adult Students, Adult Learning, Adult Basic Education
Peer reviewedConceicao, Simone – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2002
Learning in cyberspace requires participation, motivation, and self-direction; it can be a transformative experience. The context of online learning has an interactive dimension (situated cognition, reflective practice) and a structural dimension (the impact of sociocultural factors on learning). (Contains 16 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Context Effect, Cultural Context
Yoon, Seung-won – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2003
This chapter reviews the strengths and challenges of online education and discusses how effective online education is a blend of pedagogy, technology, and organizational support. The author describes how an effectively coordinated online education program is able to foster meaningful learning experiences through unprecedented opportunities for…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Educational Technology
